Shingle



Nov. 10, 1936. H.- H. HONIGBAUM SHINGLE Filed O01). 20, 1934 INVENTOR /7arry //0xwgbaw77 ATTORNEY.

Patenten! Nov. 10, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 9 Claims.

This lnventlon relates to shingles adapted to be made p'rlmarlly from compositlon rooflng materlal, although lt may be lncorporatedln any other material and ma.y be In the fonn o1 a. strip shingle or an indivldual shingle as deslred.

The object of the lnventlon ls 120 so construct the shlngle that the weather edge thereof ls held down with reference I:o one ormore shlngles bf an underlying course through the provlsion of cuI; outs so formed that they willlnterlock wlth openlngs or tongues formed in the body of the underlylng shingle. All 013 the shingles are made the same so that when the shingles are lald in courses. they will interlock in the manner described to securely hold down the wea ther edges of the respective shingles in a manner to preclude curling of the shingles or flapping of the shingles on the roof in the Wind.

Features of the inventlon, other than those adverted to will be apparent from the herelnalter detalled descrlptlon and clalms, when read inconjunctlon with the accompanylng drawlng.

The accompanylng drawlng lllustrates dlflerent practlcal embodlments 01 the lnvention, but the constructions thereln shown are to be understood as illustrative, only, and -not as deflning the llmits of the lnventlon.

Figure 1 ls a face vlew showlng four shlrxgles embodylng the present inventlon laid in two successlve courses In interfittlng tela.tlon for the pur- Flgure 2 is a fragmental perspectlve 01 a portlon o1 one of the shlngles shown in Flgurel.

Figure 3 is a. similar view showing the manner in which one 01 the tongues is deflected out of the plane of the shlngle I:o lnterlock wlth a slmllarly formed tongue in the showlng of Flgure 2.

Flgure 4 shows the manner in whlch the two latter tongues interlock in order to hold down the weather edge of the shlngle.

Flgure 5 shows a modifiedform of shingle embodylng the present inventlon.

Figure 6 shows two 015 these shingles Interlocked wlth respect to one another.

Flgures 7, 8, an'd 9 show furthei modlfled forms of the lnventlon.

In maklng the shlngle of Figures 1-4, I cut the same in a manner very slmilar to that employed in ordinary strlp shingles of the four-ln-one" type, the same being provided with cut outs I to produce the effect of fourshingle' flaps in strlp relation. At the base of each of these' cut outs. I provlde an upstandlng tongue 2 whlch extends up lnto the cut out I in the plane ot the shingle strip. Between each two cut outs I am). above the upper edges 3 thereof anal in spaced -relatlon to adjacent cut outs, I make cuts or cut outs of substantially U shape to form tongues 4 also in the plane of the body of the shlngle.

When a shingle is thus formed wlth the respectlve tongues properly spaced for cooperatlon wlth one anothet, a. plura.llty of such shlngles may be laid es lndlcated in Figures 1 and 4. -That ls to s8 y, the tongues 2 at the bases of the cut outs I are adapted I;o lnterflt with the tongues 4 Interspaced above the cut outs, as shown in Figure 4, so that the tongues 4 will serve hold down the wea.ther edges 5 of the shingle strip at spaced apart lntervals along such edge.

In practlce, I may, II? deslred, eliminate the tongues 2 at the base of the cut outs I and form the shingle strip as shown in Flgures 5 and 6 so tha.t the tongues 4 will hook over the lower edges of the openlngs Ias shown in Figure 6, andthereby hold down the weather edgeS 5 of the shlngle. As an alternate construction, tongues 2 may be formed at the base of the cut outs I and may be passed through openlngs 6 instead of interfittlng wlth the tongues 4 as shown in Flgure '7.

In the preceding figures, the lower edge cf the strlp shlngle ls continuous, buI; if deslred the shingle elements of the strip may bedlvlded at the center of the cut outs l along lines I, as shown In Flgure 8, the tongues 2 being divlded by the cuts "I. The tongues will nevertheless function in the same manner a.s dlsclosed in the prevlous figures.

The lnventlon has furthermore heretofore been referred to a)s utlllzed In a strip shlngle, but lt may be utlllze'd In lndividual shingles', as shown in Flgure 9, wherein the tongues 2 are adapted to cooperate with the tongues 4. The lndlvidual shlngle may, however. be made according to any of the foregoing' constructlons. II; will be noted, however, thal; in all of the several flgures of the drawlng. the underlylng prlnclple is the same, namely, that there ls an interlocking relation between the edge of each cut out cf one shlngle and an openlng wlthln the conflnes of the body of an underlying shingle and above the cut outs of the latter so thaI; there ls no tendency to leakage und. a thoroughly t1ght roof Is produced. The weather edges o! the shingles are nevertheless held down firmly to the roof so thiat they cannot flap or curl.

The shlngles are manufactured wlth the several tongues in the plan'e of the shlngle, but the l tongues are so constltu'ted that they may be readlly deflectecl from the plane when the shlngle is laid In order to cooperate with the interfittl'ng relatlon herelnbefore descrlbed.

The l'or qcing deta.lled descrlttlm sets forth the invention in 1ts pref erred practical form and the invention is to be understood as ful1y commensurate with the appended claims.

Havlng thus ifully described the invention, what I clatm as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1s:

1. A shingle provided with cut outs in the weather portion of the shingle extending from points in spaced relation to and in a direction away Irom the weather edge thereof and spaced laterally apart to form an intermediate shingle tab in the weather portion of the shingle, said shingle being also provided beyond and between the upper ends of said cut outs andwithin the body 013 the shingle and spaced from the edges thereof with another cut cut. one of said cut outs beim; formed to provide at the edge thereof a tongue adapted to be projected over the edge of another cut out of another shingle of the same kind when the shingles are laid in courses on a rooi to hold down the weather edge of the everlying shingle.

2. A shingle provided with a set of spaced apart cut outs extending frm points in spaced relation to and in a djrection away from the weather edge thereof and in the normally exposed weather portion 015 the shingle and spaced laterally apart to form an intermediate shingle tab in the weather portion of theshingle, said shingle belng also provided with an additional set of cut outs above and spaced between the cut outs o! the other set within the body of the shingle and spaced from the edges thereof, each 02 the cut outs of one set being formed at one 01 its margins with a tongue adapted to extend through a cut cut of another shingle of the same Kind when the shingles are laid in courses on a roof to hold down the weather edge of the underlying shlngle.

3. A shingle provided with laterally spaced apart tongues adjacent to and extending in an upward direction away from the.weather edge thereof and also provided with a downwardly extending tongue above and spaced between the upwardiy extending tongues within the body of theshingle and spaced from the edges thereof, one of said upwardly extending tongues being adapted to extend under the downwardly extending tongue of another shingle of the same kind when the shingles are laid in courses on a roo1.

4 A shlngle provided with laterally spaced apart cut outs extending from points in spaced relation to and in a dlrection away from the weather edge thereof to Iorm the weather portion o! the shingle into spaced apart tabs integrally united at the weather edges 01 the shinsie, an upwardly directed tonaue at the base 01 each cut out said shingle being also provided above the upper ends of the cut outs and between the same and spaced from all edges of the shingle with another tongue facing in a downward direction, one upwardly directed tongue at the base of each cut cut being adapted to cooperate with a downwardly facing tongue with'm the body 012 another shingle of the same Rind when the shingles are laid in courses on a roof to hold down the weather edge of the shingle ofthe overlying course.

5. A shingle provided with laterally spaced apart cut outs extending from points in spaced relation to and in a dlrection away from the weather edge thereof to form the weather portion 01 the shingle into spaced apart tabs integrally united at the weather edge of the shingle, an upwardly dlrected tongue at the base of each cut out, said shingle being also provided above the upper ends of the cut outs and between the same and spaced from all edges of the shingle with an opening adapted to receive a tongue of another overlying shingle of the same kind when such shingles are laid in courses on a roof to hold down the weather edge of the overlying shingle.

6. A shingle provided with laterally spaced apart cut outs extending from points in spaced relation to and in a direction away from the weather edge thereof to form the weather portion of the shingle into spaced apart shingle tabs integrally united at the weather edge of the shingle, and a tongue located between said cut outs and extending in the direction of the weather edge of the shingle and adapted to engage with the lower edge of a cut cut of an underlying shingle of the same kind when such shingles are laid in courses on a roof for the purpose of holding down the weather edge of the overlying shingle.

'7. A shingle p=pvided with laterally spaced apart cut outs extending from points in spaced relation to and in adirection away from the weather edge thereof, and a tongue located between said cut outs and extending in the direction of the weather edge of the shingle and adapted to engage with the lower edge of a cut cut of an underlying shingle of the same kind when such shingles are laid in courses on a roof for the purpose of holding down the weather edge of the overlying shingle.

8. A strip shingle embodying a set of laterally spaced apart cut outs extending from points in spaced relation to and in a direction away from the weather edge thereo f to divide the weather portion of the shingle into spaced apart shingle tabs, said shingle having an additional set of cut outs above and spaced between the cut outs of the other set and also spaced from all edges of the strip, the cut outs of one set being formed to provide tongues adapted to extend through the cut outs of the other set of another shingle o1 the same Rind and interlock with the edges of the latter cut outs for the purpose of holding down the weather-edge of the overlying shingle strip when a plurality of such strips are laid in courses on a. roof.

9. A roof ernbodying a plurality 01 shingles laid in overlapping courses, each shingle having a set of cut outs extending from points in spaced relation to and in a direction away from its weather edge and in the exposed portion thereof, and an additional set of cut outs formed in the overlapped portion of the shingle and spaced fiom all edges of the shingle, th'e cut outs o1 one set being formed to provide at their edges tongues extending through the cut outs of the other set of one or more additional shingles of the same kind in difierent courses and everlapping the edges of the latter cut outs for the purpose of holding down the waather edges 015 the shingles.

HARRY H. HONIGBAUM. 

